1941 Directory of Van Buren County
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FARMINGTON Compiled by Ruth McGuire [note: number = phone number - original had "bell " symbol in front of number] p1 (41) AGI FOOD MARKET E R Strabala prop 13 AMERICAN GARAGE Chas Cleave prop 71J ANDERSON SHOE REPAIR SHOP C G Anderson prop 197 ARTESIAN ICE CO Albert Kutcker [sic Kutcher] mgr 34J BAPTIST CHURCH Robert N Benedict pastor BAUTERS DEPT STORE Gene Bauter prop 72J BENEDICT PRODUCE Russell Benedict mgr 175J BENTECO FOOD STORE Rollin Tucker mgr 244 BIRCHMIER BLACKSMITH SHOP Leo Birchmier prop BLUE BLAZES COAL CO. A. W. Nevers mgr 40 BLUE BLAZES COAL MINE A. W. Nevers mgr 4417 BRIDGE CAFE Beulah Graham mgr BUDLONG PICKLE CO. J. L. Hassler mgr 235 CARTNALS CAFE F C Cartnal prop 25 CHRISTY DR IRA osteopathic physician 70 CHUCK'S BARBER SHOP Chas Hickenbottom prop 41J COFFIN DR L A physician and surgeon 185J COLLINS AND LANG SECONDHAND STORE Arman Lang prop CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH no pastor CROWNS TAVERN Geo Crown prop D X SERVICE STATION Keith Bostock mgr 42J FARMINGTON IMPLEMENT CO D V Ware prop 29W FARMINGTON LUMBER CO D V Ware prop 29J FARMINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY librarian Eva Humphrey FARMINGTON ROLLER RINK A. J. Miller prop FARMINGTON STATE BANK J H Hanan cash 24 FARMINGTON STATE THEATER J H Ferris mgr FARMINGTON TELEPHONE CO Carl Anderson mgr 215 FICHENTENMUELLER HARDWARE STORE G O Fichentenmueller prop FIRE DEPARTMENT fire chief Donald Kimmey 45 FOTSCH HATCHERY P L Fotsch prop 138 FRAYS SHOE STORE S M Fray prop FRESHWATER'S STUDIO A O Freshwater prop GAMBLE STORE I C Logan prop 22 GENTNER'S DEPT STORE W. H. Gentner prop 30 GRAHAM'S BARBER SHOP Edw Graham mgr “GRAND CAFE” C W Marsh prop 5 HARTRICK'S FEED STORE S O Hartrick prop 47 HARTRICK’S SECOND-HAND STORE E H Hartrick prop HOLS PRODUCE CO Jake Hols prop 1 IOWA ELECTRIC CO OFFICE. H. W. Miller mgr 181J JACK SPRAT STORE Paul Slattery prop 60 JANSEN AND O'NEILL HDW CO T C Jansen mgr 27J JENKINS MACHINE SHOP Eugene Jenkins prop JUSTICE OF THE PEACE notary public and ins Geo J Beeson 91 J W MILLER CO MDSE Lyda Pfister mgr 11 KICK's DRUG STORE Fred Kick prop 31 KIMMEY'S OIL STATION Standard service Sam Kimmey prop 61W KNEDLER PAUL Standard oil agt 79 KUTCHER’S GROC STORE J W Kutcher prop 21 LADIFAIR BEAUTY SHOP Gertrude Hickenbottom prop 41J LAMBORN MOTOR CO FORD DEALER Wilbert Lamborn mgr 268 LIBERTY LOAN CO 102 E Main Ottumwa Iowa 999 MARSH SERVICE STATION Cities Service S A Marsh prop 10 METHODIST CHURCH Rev J S Ellis pastor MIDWEST RENDERING CO. 33 MILLERS FEED MILL A J Miller prop 86 MiNNEAPOLIS MOLINE IMP CO Wm Evans mgr p2 (42) MODERN BEAUTY SHOPPE Mrs H C Miller prop 181W MOTT DR W H physician and surgeon 93J NAZARENE CHURCH Rev C C Swalwell pastor NEU'S MOBILGAS STATION Viola Neu mgr 229J NOSKE'S HARNESS SHOP G. E. Noske prop PHILLIP PETROLEUM CO Freed A C agt 188 PHILLIPS 66 STATION Wm. Cahill mgr 34J POLICE STATION day marshal Otis Anders night marshal Glen Gares 45 PAGE FURNITURE AND FUNERAL DIRECTOR H C Page prop 18 PAGE MEMORIAL CO H. C. Page prop RAMEY MOTOR CO Chevrolet C V Ramey prop 174 RAMEY'S SINCLAIR STATION Richard Ramey mgr 8 RINGS CAFE Arth Rings prop ST BONIFACE CATHOLIC CHURCH Rev P V Duggan pastor SILVERSIDE HATCHERY Collins Frank prop 175J SMITHS HOTEL AND COFFEE SHOP Harry Smith prop 196 SOUTH IOWA BRAND BUTTER Farmington Co-operative Creamery Co A G Baldwin mgr 17 STRAH'S BARBER SHOP John Strah prop SWIFT PRODUCE CO Francis Moline mgr 217 THE HOME BAKERY C E House prop 184 TRAUX Dr F W DENTIST 90J WAGON WHEEL bowling and dancing Harvey Strah mgr. WIRSIG DR A E DENTIST 14J. WOODS PAINT STORE wallpaper and glass Francis Woods prop 146.J VAN BURENCOUNTY DIRECTORY Address: CONSOLIDATED DIRECTORY AND ADVERTISING CO. Davenport Iowa . . . CHEVROLET . . . SALES - - - SERVICE - - - PARTS Phone: 174 Ramey's Sinclair Service Station Washing — Greasing R. W. RAMEY, Mgr. Farmington, Iowa Phone 8 p3 (43) LEE TIRES BATTERIES BATTERY SERVICE GREASING WASHING TIRE REPAIR BILL CAHILL Farmington, Iowa Phone 345 A Alfrey Daisey ret 230 Alfrey Mrs Nellie ret R Amos Mike (Lillie) ret R Anders Mrs Eva wid hskpr R Anders Glen trkr R Anders Ida ret R Anders Otis city marshal R Anders Raymond (Nellie) lab R Anders Robt emp clk Jack Sprat store R Anderson C E electn and mgr Farmington Telephone Co. 197 Anderson C G (Anna) prop Anderson's Shoe Shop 197 Anderson Jesse emp Anderson Shoe Shop 197 Armstrong Mrs Mary ret Arnold Mrs Hattie ret 112 B Baldwin A G (Ruth) mgr Farmington Co-operative Creamery 253 Bauter Gene (Helen) mgr Bauters Dept Store 72W R Beck James (Hazel) dectr and painter Beeson Geo (Mae) city clerk ins agt 91 Behrens F E (Elizabeth) ret. 51 Behrens Herbert (Edith) emp Page Furn Co. 150 R Benedict Bryce (Madolyn) emp Benedict Prod Co R Benedict Rev Robt N (Harriet) pastor Baptist church 57 R Birchmier Leo (Blanche) blksmth Bohi Sam (Hazel) lab Bostock Keith mgr D X Serv Sta R Bourlard Saline tchr 19 Bourlard T R (Pauline) WPA foremn 19 R Boyer Mrs Alice ret 1812 Boyer Mrs Emma wid 69J Bretz Mrs Blythe tchr Farmington School 71W Brown A T (Cora) auct 12 Bradford Jesse (Pearl) carp 195 Brown Mrs. Theresa hskpr Rev PW Duggan 137 Bruggeman Carl city mayor clk Kutchers Store Buckles L E (Lulu) depot agt 81 Butlin Delmar student Bitlin Mrs Maude wid ret C Cahill Wm (Berlah) [sic Verla] mgr Phillips 66 Station 34J Caperone Edw (Viola) lab Cartnal F L prop Cartnal Cafe Cartnal Harold (Sidney) emp Cartnal Cafe Cartnal Nora ret Cartmal Mrs Reta wid Cassaidy Mrs Lorena 227 Christy Mrs Mary ret Clark Elsworth (Vera) lab R Clark Mrs Linnie B ret Clark Marie Cleave Chas (Eva) mgr American Garage 71W Clifton Mrs Katel ret Cocherell F O (Helen) emp fire dept Burlington Shell plant 250 Cochrane Luther lab Coffin Betty student 185W Coffin Chas (Mildred) emp Farmington Gravel Co R Coffin Mrs Chas wid ret 2611 Coffin Helen student 185W Coffin Dr L. A. (Gretta) physician 185W Con Mrs Martha ret 6912 Collins Mrs Ann 2615 Collins Clarence (Lella) lab R Collins Mrs Ella wid ret 145 PHONE 7304 BIRMINGHAM, IOWA p4 (44) "It is Our Business to Serve You" CARL A. ANDERSON, Mgr. Farmington, Iowa Farmington Residents Cont'd.
p5 (45) Ladies, Children's and Men's Ready-to-Wear Men's Work Clothes GIFTS GREETING CARDS Farmington, Iowa Phone 72 Farmington Residents–Continued Graham O L emp Farmington Gravel Co. 176 R Gray Fern (Vera) emp Hols Prod Co Gray Lloyd asst cash Farmington St Bank Gray Lee (Anna) ret R Gray John lab R Gray Paule emp Budlong Pickle Co Green Chas. (Maude) stock buyer 224J R Green Mrs Georgia ret 69W R Green Mrs Lena Bell emp Cartnal Cafe R Grimm Betty student Grimm Charlotte tchr Grimm Mrs Dorothy wid Grimm Harley (Mae) emp Farmington Co-Op Creamery R Grimm Raymond (Bertie) jan Farmington School R H Halfman Mrs Henrietta 14W Hanan J H (Marian) cash Farmington State Bank 127 Hancock Gilbert emp News Republican Office R Harness Mrs Belle wid R Hartrick Mrs Birdie emp Riders Nursery 39 Hartrick Dale trk drv Hartrick Edw prop Hartrick Second-Hand Store Hartrick Elwood (Irene) asst County auditor 111 R Hartrick S O (Eska) mgr Hartrick Feed Store Hassler Harold trkr 236 R Hassler J L (Lillian) mgr Budlong Pickle Co. 236 R Hassler Lynn (Leona) lab R Hassler Verne (Dorothy) lab emp John Huggins R Hawke Harold (Hazel) 159W R Hawke Harold Jr student 159W R Hecker Dorothy steno Farmington Gravel Co 44 Henshaw Elmer (Martha) carp Hetzel Mrs Elva paper hngr 18911 Hickenbottom Chas (Gertrude) mgr Chuck's Barber Shop 41W Hite Mrs. Clara hskpr Hite Raymond trk drv Hols Mrs Edna emp Hols Prod Co 74 R Hols Jake prop Hols Prod Co 104 R House C E (Helen) baker 214 House Chas Jr student House Glen (Lucille) lab R House Wm (Mary) ret R Householder Mrs Goldie hskpr C O Starr Huff Edw (Cora) lab 96 R Hufford Donald (Charlotte) lab R Hufford Mrs Effie ret Hufford Frank ret Hufford Jean Hufford Loren (Mae) emp Farmington Gravel Co R Hufford Wm ret Huggins John ret Humphrey Eva librarian pub library 73J R J Jack Mrs Amelia wid ret 281 Jansen T C (Bertha) prop hdw store 27W Jacques Wm ret Jenkins Eugene (Isabella) mach 20 Jennings Dale (Ruth) emp Farmington Gravel Co 1811 Johnson August ret Johnson Betty waitress Bridge Cafe R Jones H. W. (Zelda) emp State Hwy Com 35J R K Keith Thomas (Ethyl) editor News Republican Off 144W R Keller Sidney (Laura) plmbr Kelley Mrs Alma assessor Kelley Dorothy emp Hols Prod Co Kelley Horton meat cutter Kelley Ivan (Mary) trk drv Farmington Gravel Co 110 R Kelley Merle (Esther) emp Farmington Co-op Creamery R Kelley Rex (Eva) farm hand R Kelly Bernard sheep shearer 1910 Kelly John (Irene) sheep shearer and junk dlr 1910 Kessler Frank (Anna) ret Kessler Laura ret p6 (46) OSTEOPATH KEOSAUQUA, IOWA Phone 213 Kick Fred (Pearl) prop Kicks drug store 142 Kimmey Sam (Bertha) prop Kimmeys Serv Sta 61W Kimmey Donald mech Kimmeys Serv Station Kirkpatrick John (Mary) lab Kline Rosa clk Gentner's store Knapp Mrs Elizabeth ret Knapp Floyd ret Knedler Paul (Verna) agt Standard Oil 79 Knedler Robt ret 79 Knott Wm. (Estella) ret editor 187 Krenmyre Walter emp Farmington Lbr Co 120 R Krohnke Ward (Marian) emp Page Furn and Memorial Co 43 Kutcher Alb (Blanche) mgr Artesian Ice Co 34W Kutcher Edna hskpr Kutcher J W (Elsie) prop Kutchers store Kutcher Minnie hskpr Carl Bruggeman L Lamborn Arlet mgr Hornet’s Nest Billiard Hall Lamborn Sam (Esther) emp Marsh Serv Sta R Lamborn Wilbert prop Lamborn Motor Co. 269 Lamborn Wm. (Emma) ret farmer 269 Larson John ret 50 Leffler Geo (Myrtle) miner 109 Lemons Lee lab Lerche Wm ret Lewis Mrs Allie wid ret 1810 Logan I C (Hilda) prop Gamble Store R Lowery Mrs Addie wid ret Lowery Wm. ret Lucas Carl lab Lucas Glen (Marjorie) lab R Mc McBride Arth farmer 7-12 McBride Clair lab A 7-12 McBride Reta emp Sheaffers Pen Co 7-12 McCarty John ret McCarty Wm (Laura) ret McCrady Bennie ret R McGuire Harriett emp Sheaffers Pen Co McGuire Mrs Ruth tel opr emp Farmington Tel Exch. 227 McIntosh Mrs Nellie ret McIntosh Robley (Netha) lab R McWilliams Helen clk Slatterys Jack Sprat Store 141 M Marsh Mrs Bertha wid ret 23W Marsh C W (Anna) prop Grand Cafe 23J Marsh Ruby beauty opr emp Ladifair Beauty Shop 23J Marsh S A prop Marsh Serv Sta 23W Marshal Paule (Ada) emp Farmington Lbr Co Masmar Anna agt Artistic Cleamers 246 R Masmar Lophelia ret 246 R Mathias Mrs Artie ret 6810 Mayer A C (Mary) jan school gym Merrick Mrs Effie wid 50 Merrick Ruth ret 230 Metzger Estella emp Smith Hotel R Millen Floyd student 9 Miller Aaron carp 151 Miller A. J. (Lola) prop A. J. Miller Feed Co 103 Miller Mrs Hattie ret Miller H E (Pearl) mgr Farmington Gravel Co 9 Miller H W (Mary) ins agt mgr. Iowa Electric Co Office 181W R Miller Kenneth (Florence) lab R Miller Mrs Mary ret 151 Miller Wm emp Benteco Store 151 Moke Mrs Emma smstrs R Moline Donald (Kathryn) trk drv emp Farmington Grav Co 87 Moline Francis (Bernice) emp Swift and Co. 2J R Moore Mrs Ida ret Moore Wm (Ollie) lab R Monks Electa ret Moreland Edgar (Edith) ret Moreland Edgar Jr clk Kick's Drug Store p7 (47) Call Your Nearest Operator MID WEST RENDERING CO. BONAPARTE IOWA Moreland Forrest (Sallie) guard Iowa State Prison 224W Moreland Richard (Nellie) plastr 224W Moreland Thelma asst postmaster 224W Morette Arth (Daisey) mech Mott Dr W H (Mela) physician 93W Mulvihill Margt ret Munford Oliver (Iva) mech Lamborn Motor Co 77 Murphy John (Orpha) ret Murphy John Jr. lab N Neafie Geo (Esther) ret editor 120 Nelson Mrs Hannah wid R Nelson Mrs ret 162 Nelson Wm. (Edith) lab R Neu Geo (Lydia) rural mail carrier 229W Neu Herbert st atndt Neu's Serv Sta Neu Verna clk W H Gentner's Store 229W Neu Viola mgr. Neus Oil Sta 229W Nevers A W (Lou) prop Blue Blazes Coal Co 40 R Nicholson Mrs Augusta wid ret 20812 Noske's Harness Shop O O'Brien Colleen nurse 267 O'Brien Dennis trk drv 267 O'Brien Geneve tchr 267 O'Brien J I (Georgia) trkr 267 O'Brien Loretta tchr 267 Olson A C (Josephine) ret 84 Owen Mrs Maude wid ret 6 Р Page Robt. student 121 Page H C (Mary) prop Page Furn and Funeral Dir 121 Peacock Oscar lab R Peterie Frank (Emma) ret 1908 Peterie Orville farm hand 1908 Peterie Peterie [sic?] emp Hols Prod Co 1908 Pfister Lyda mgr the J W Miller Co Store Pfister Marie hskpr Phillips Chas (Gussie) lab Phillips Clyde lab Phillips Wm. (Mary) ret Pitney Chas (Jude) lab R Pitney James ret Pitney Russel (Goldie) trk drv 28 Poling Elba (Beatrice) lab Ponte Mrs Flora ret Ponte Willard lab Poole Russel (Ruth) tchr and coach Farmington School 3 R Pope Mrs Hannah wid ret Price Mrs Hattie ret R Rabb Crayton (Emma) emp Bridge Cafe Ramey C V (Hallie) prop Ramey Motor Co 128 Ramey Richard mgr Ramey Sinclair Station 128 Ramey Ruth emp Sheaffers Pen Co Raymond Mrs Josephine ret Richardson Verne (Gladys) trkr 234 Rider David (Nora) ret 190 Rider Esmond nurseryman Rider Forrest (Reta) nurseryman Riders Nursery 1912 Rider Glen (Mabel) prop Riders Nursery 242 Rider Harold nurseryman Riley Albert (Helen) ret 85 Rings Arth (Mary) prop Rings Cafe R Rings Paule lab R Robertson C H (Gladys) fireman Sante Fe RR 75 S Sable Roy (Pauline) mech emp Ramey Motor Co 117 R Saltzgaver Hilton (Mildred) emp Hols Prod Co 16 R Saltsgaver Mrs Nellie ret 16 R Salzman Elmer (Florence) emp Burlington Shell Plant R Satterly Dale stat atndt Ramey Sinclair Station Satterly Glen emp Farmington State Bank Sawyers Harry (Jennie) ret Schaad Dena hskpr 254 p8 (48) Manufacturers of FAIRFIELD FEEDS Quaker and Sargent Feeds — Wholesale and Retail Custom Grinding and Feed Mixing Portable Mill Service Phone 609 Fairfield, Iowa J. E. Jackson, Prop. Farmington Residents–Continued Schaad Lillie tel opr Farmington Tel Co 254 Schee Mrs Elizabeth wid ret 32 Schmidt Carl (Velma) emp Millers Feed Co R Schmidt Herman (Bertha) lab Schmidt Kenneth (Leona) emp Hawk's Garage R Schmidt Merle lab Scott Mrs Lottie smstrs 100 Sherrick Mrs Lavina ret 96 R Sherod Mrs Sarah ret 39 Sherwood Harold (Lois) scoutmaster 186 R Shriver Harold (Jeanette) clk Shrivers Groc Store 74 Shriver L W (Edna) prop Shrivers Groc Store 125 Simmons Elvin trkr. 65 R Simmons Floyd (Blanche) lab R Simmons Forrest (Freida) prop Satisfaction Repair Shop Simmons Ivan (Venetta) trk drv Hols Prod Co. 225W R Simmons Roy (Dora) lab 65 R Simpkins Beatrice clk 170 emp Home Bakery Simpkins C. W. (Elizabeth) lab 170 Singleton Louise tchr Singleton Wm. (Alpha) ret railroad emp Slattery Paul (Minnie) prop Jack Sprat Store 141 Slaughter Harry lab Slusher Chas lab R Slusher Dewey lab R Slusher Fred (Ida) ret Smith Carl emp Hols Prod Co 67 Smith Dalton tchr 196 Smith Mrs Dora ret 67 Smith Doyle (Guelph) mgr Smith Hotel 196 R Smith Harry (May) mgr Smith Hotel 196 R Smith Leo (Mary) miner emp Blue Jacket Coal Co R Smith Mrs Lewis supw WPA Sewing Room R Smith Mrs Mary ret 68W Sprankle Geo (Emma) ret 139 Stansbury Robt. (Mary Alice) rural mail carrier Stansbury R W (Bertie) rural mail carrier 64 Starr Arthur (Flora) ret Starr C O ret Starr Roy (Gertrude) emp railroad Steeples Harry (Mary) lab Steeples Howard (Pauline) emp Farmington Co-op Creamery 48 R Steeples Wm (Nellie) ret Stevens Cora steno 100 Stone Mrs Ella ret Story Homer lab R Story John (Lena) lab Story J C (Mary) lab Story Mrs Margt ret Stotts Elmer (Okla) emp city R Strabala E R (Mary) prop Ace Food Market 13 R Strabala Monica emp NYA Strabala Patrick lab R Strah Harvey (Gertrude) mgr Wagon Wheel R Strah John barber Swearengin Carl lab R Swearengin Ernest lab R Swearengin Mrs Mina ret R Swift Geo (Mahala) lab R Swift Vernon (Alice) lab R T Thews Frank ret Thews Wm (Emma) ret Townsend Walter (Ella) ret Trfaner Mrs Anna wid ret Truaz Dr F W (Ruth) d't'st 90W R On Your Own Note and Security Easy Payment Plan – Under Banking Supervision Oldest Loan Company in South Eastern Iowa LIBERTY LOAN CO. 102 Main St. Ottumwa, Iowa Phone-999 p9 (49) Tucker Merle clk Benteco store Tucker Rollin (Mae) prop Benteco Feed Store Turner Mrs Gertrude ret. 57 V Van Auken Mrs Estella ret 131 Van Zant Harper (Percey) sexton Farmington cemeterys [sic] Vernon Clyde ins agt 83 Von Seggen Lydia ret Vornkahl Ada 35W Vornkahl Effie 35W Vornkahl Harmon (Sadie) ret 35W W Ware D V (Helen) prop Farmington Lbr Co 83 Ware Mrs Lillian wid. 83 Ware Wm emp Hols Prod Co R Watson Geo (Edith) trk drv Farmington Gravel Co 208J R Welsh Leo (Lillian) plasterer R Wells Geo (Fern) miner prop Blue Jacket Coal Co 76 Westcott Mrs Minnie wid ret 2W White Sam (Alice) ret Wiley Mrs Leona ret 97 Williams Henry (Dollie) lab R Williams Oris (Chloe) lab 191 R Williamson S A (Anna) ret 4212 Willits Alb (Lilly) carp emp Burlington Shell Plant 225J Willits Mrs Eliza ret Wolfe Jacob (Matie) lab 92 R Woods Emma ret Woods Francis (Doris) prop Woods Paint Shop 146W Woods Geo ret farmer Woods Robt (Mamie) ret 146W Woodworth C W (Estella) ret Wright Mrs Florence ret Wright Frances prop Star Hotel 178 Z Zane Wilbert (Ella) ret 1710 Zudd Wm (Martha) ret |